Adult Transition Program (Ages 18–22)

Learning Environments

Students participate in instruction across a variety of settings, including:

• Shoreline Center: primary site for classroom-based instruction and skill development

  • Within the classroom, teachers provide direct instruction in the areas of the program focus. Students receive direct instruction skills that include:  social skills, time management, navigating the community, and other key skills that allow our students to live, learn, work, and play once they leave our school district.

• Shoreline Community College: classroom setting on a college campus, focused on transition-related learning (not for college credit)

• Community Worksites: structured job experiences at district and community partner locations

Individualized Services

Transition services are determined through the IEP process and are tailored to each student’s strengths, interests, and needs. Services may include:

• Job shadowing and supported work experiences

• Training in the use of public transportation

• Targeted instruction in job applications and interview preparation

• Development of communication and daily living skills in real-world settings

These services reflect the district’s Special Education Vision, which is to provide high-quality, individualized, equitable, and inclusive education so that all students are prepared for student-centered post-secondary success.

Graduation Pathways

Students may continue working toward high school graduation requirements while enrolled in the program. Diplomas are issued by the student’s home high school (Shorecrest or Shorewood) once requirements are met. Students who have already graduated from high school are not eligible for enrollment.

Agency Connections

The program maintains active partnerships with regional and state agencies to support students’ transitions to employment, further education, and adult services. These collaborations ensure continuity of support as students exit Shoreline Public Schools.

• The Arc of Washington State
• The Center for Change in Transition Services, Seattle University
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
• Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)
• National Parent Center on Transition and Employment
• Washington Initiative for Supported Employment (W.I.S.E.)Partnerships for Action Voices for Empowerment (PAVE)